China's 3rd medical team grants 150 million kwacha worth of medical equipment (linked to Record ID#35021)

On October 30, 2014, China’s 3rd medical team in Malawi donated 150 million Malawian Kwacha worth of medical equipment to the Mzuzu Central Hospital and Kamuzu Central Hospital, according to the Nyssa Times.

Equipment included an electrocardiograph, pulse blood oxygen unit, electric aspirators, X-ray equipment, infant incubators, consolidated operating table, pregnancy test strips, malaria blood test equipment, stretchers vehicles, anesthesia parcel, aneroid manometers, a CT scanner, and other equipment.

The Chinese Embassy in Malawi and Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China report that the handover ceremony was on October 30, 2014. Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.